“Henrie Clauss Mfg. Co. Fremont O. Factories-Solingen-Germany” is stamped on the back of the tang. Henrie was a brother of John H. Clauss, and together they founded the Clauss Cutlery Company. First they were located in Elyria, Ohio, and later moved to Fremont, Ohio.
Henrie Clauss later opened a factory of his own in Tipton, Indiana. This factory was destroyed by fire on March 5, 1917 resulting in a loss of $100,000. A new factory was opened, and on February 19, 1919, Henrie Clauss gave stock options of the H. Clauss Cutlery Company to local men in Tipton, and management passed to them on November 7, 1919. Henrie Clauss resigned as president of the firm at that time, also in July, 1920, he announced he was re-entering the cutlery business in Fremont, Ohio.
c 1917-1920